So I have a 3 tier Natural Gas fired, gravity based stand and it has served me well for 5/10 gallon batches, but I want bigger/better. I have purchased 2x 25 gallon pots and will reuse my current 20 gallon for HLT. I have also purchased the parts to make a 120v RIMS tube. Right now my current rig has two gas burners for BK and the HLT, but heating 15 plus gallons of water at 6ft in the air is sketchy, so I want to lose the highest tier and put HLT on same level as the MLT and ditch the 2nd burner. I also bought one pump.
So would it work to heat mash and sparge water in the Bk, then transfer strike water to the MLT and the balance sparge water to the HLT, mash using my Rims to recirc and maintain mash temp and transfer to the BK using gravity. Then hook my RIMs to the HLT, set the temp to 175 on my Pid and sparge thru my Rims tube? The 175 degree water in the HLT would prob lose 10 degrees over the 60-90 min mash rest. So would it be reasonable to expect my 5500 watt rims tube (running at 1375 on 120v) to raise the temp about 10 degrees to Sparge?
I'll mainly be doing 10 gallon batches but would like to have ability to do 15 gals too.
So would it work to heat mash and sparge water in the Bk, then transfer strike water to the MLT and the balance sparge water to the HLT, mash using my Rims to recirc and maintain mash temp and transfer to the BK using gravity. Then hook my RIMs to the HLT, set the temp to 175 on my Pid and sparge thru my Rims tube? The 175 degree water in the HLT would prob lose 10 degrees over the 60-90 min mash rest. So would it be reasonable to expect my 5500 watt rims tube (running at 1375 on 120v) to raise the temp about 10 degrees to Sparge?
I'll mainly be doing 10 gallon batches but would like to have ability to do 15 gals too.